From 8d12ba96a48e064caae82a2abc0ce9351c86e94e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Nielson <me@jondev.lol>
Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2024 23:47:00 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Feat: Improve README.md to have installation instructions

---
 README.md | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0b1170..81e8f90 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,9 +1,25 @@
 # Word Salad - Yet Another Blog
 ### Author: Jonathan Nielson
 
+# Install
+Install all PHP dependencies by running the following from the root of the project:
+```bash
+composer install
+```
+
+Copy the .env.example file to set a new file for this env
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+Create a new application key:
+```bash
+php artisan key:generate
+```
+
 # Run
 To run the project, use the PHP 8.3 development server by running the following
 command from the root of the project:
 ```bash
 php artisan serve
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```